The association aims to strengthen and unite Baptists on the basis of their Christian testimony and special beliefs, to encourage them in their faith life, to promote community and shared responsibility, and to seek to fulfill the will of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior, in all endeavors. The association is a member of the Baptist World Alliance, promotes its interests and supports its goals. EBF is related to the International Baptist Theological Study Center based in Amsterdam, which forms a separate association under Dutch law. EBF owns the capital investments for the operation of IBTSC (Amsterdam), which are managed by the Baptist Theological Seminary based in Rüschlikon, Zurich.